Givenchy Xeryus

Hello, could someone please give me some info on the current version of Givenchy Xeryus (clear bottle, black cap)...to which frag is it similar? Is it in this current formulation still strong? If i like Kouros, G. Gentleman, Antaeus, Egoiste will i like this one?
Thanks in advance (for any info and help)!

Re: Givenchy Xeryus

I may be wrong because I have only smelled Xeryus once, but I don't remember it being in the same category as Kouros, unless you mean in potency and strength. All I remeber is that I did not like it and it was one I was sure I was going to like.

Xeryus is a classic 80's fougère. Not quite in the same league as Kouros & Co.
when it comes to power, but it's most definitely a force to be reckoned with.
This fragrance screams with an 80's roar rarely sniffed. Utterly, utterly unmodern,
but strangely still in production. Xeryus has its share of devotees, that's for sure.
I've never sniffed the Mythical version, only vintage - which can be bought for
the price of candy on the Bay sometimes ... so why settle for less?!

Re: Givenchy Xeryus

Prices for the vintage version have gone through the roof on ebay in the US over the last year or so. I have a bottle so I'm set, but I also have a half full spray 25 ml bottle up for swap or sale. It may begin a bit like a fougere but it ends as a woody oriental that doesn't have the syrupy, super sweet, or creamy qualities that often irritate me. The next formulation (which I think the OP mentioned) is too "bubble gum"-like for me.

Re: Givenchy Xeryus

Originally Posted by Bigsly

Prices for the vintage version have gone through the roof on ebay in the US over the last year or so. I have a bottle so I'm set, but I also have a half full spray 24 ml bottle up for swap or sale. It may begin a bit like a fougere but it ends as a woody oriental that doesn't have the syrupy, super sweet, or creamy qualities that often irritate me. The next formulation (which I think the OP mentioned) is too "bubble gum"-like for me.

Do you really get oriental from this? I associate orientals with vanillic accords, of which I don't get much in Xeryus. Though there is a slight amber feel...